The Capitola Skate Park what next?

City is Looking for Private Donations

Capitola does not want to pay for the construction of a park, and would like private sponsorship. So far the developer who built the Hilton in Scotts Valley has offered to help pay for a park, if a hotel can be placed next door. Catch 22. Hotel, Park, Hotel, Park...

Soquel Skate Area at Least Two Years Away

As Capitola struggles to find a suitable spot for a skate park, plans to build a facility in Soquel are slowly moving forward. Santa Cruz County has set aside part of the planned park at the Farm housing project location for a 3,500-square-foot skate area.

"We have a master plan that's been approved by the Board of Supervisors," said Betsey Lynberg, who heads up the County's Redevelopment Agency.

The skate feature came in response to community feedback.

"We held a series of meetings to talk about the kind of neighborhood park facilities the community would like to see," she said, emphasizing that the whole parcel is not a skate park.

Local Santa Cruz Skateboarders

Amazing talented kids! You rocked yesterday.

The Capitola Skate Park saga continues

Today's Sentinel Article "Capitola vice mayor stands by skate remark" . At the last meeting I said my name and that I'm a SKATEBOARDER. I wanted to speak for all the kids that were at the original skate park meeting Feb. 22, 2007 and I hoped the skate park would remain on the agenda. The Major said it is still on the radar.

Today I will be teaching 18 local skateboarders ages 8-13 years old how to slalom skateboard. It's hard to imagine a vice major of a beach community not liking them because the are skateboarders. Skateboarders can vote and choose where to spend their money.

Capitola Skate Park is NOT dead

Not many skaters at last nights meeting. Clarkie and myself spoke and asked that the skate park stay on the agenda. The major says it is. Birdo, Victor and Mrs. Arthur were there as well. We met some of the people from The Friends of Nobel Gulch. They support skaters and skate parks but just not at that location. We all agreed that it wasn't a good site for a park. We need to organize and fund raise like they did in Scotts Valley. I'll keep you posted on the park and the Capitola Classic.

Capitola City Council Meeting Tonight

If you can make it please go. Be polite and speak up the last meeting had NO skaters and they killed the park completely. Let the city know skaters are kids, parents, mom's, and dad's.

7:00pm - 10:00pm Thursday May 10 th

City Council Chambers
420 Capitola Ave
Capitola

Capitola Skate Park no apology to skaters

Here is today's new's regarding the Capitola Skate Park. The next Capitola City Council meeting is coming up. If you can make it go. Let the city know skaters are not all punks like Mr. Nichol thinks. Be polite and speak up so this park doesn't die.

Thanks for the nice comments, phone calls and emails.

No Skate Park in Capitola

New article in the Sentinel yesterday about the skatepark or lack of skatepark in Capitola. "I don't like skateboarders, and I don't like skateboard parks," said Councilman Kirby Nicol before he proposed scrapping the entire idea. Great. Now where do the kids get to go. Luckily Soquel is building a park at the new Farm Location.
I think Aptos will be next.